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See family businesses

Description

Photos of F. Suie One store interiors and imported furniture and goods, and several letters from Milton (Ming) See and his wife Sunny while they were on buying trips to Hong Kong for the store. Also includes a sample of F. See On wrapping paper, and tax receipts and oil amd gas leases for various properties owned by the See family.  

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1911-1989
Call number
mssLeong
Provenance
Gift of Leslee See Leong, February 2020.
Restrictions
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Rights
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
Associated people
Wong, Tyrus.
Leong family
See family
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